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Gippsland council gives $700 debit cards to help drought-affected farmers and stimulate local economy

Wellington Shire Council in Victoria's Gippsland region gives eligible farmers $700 pre-loaded debit cards to provide some financial relief and stimulate the local economy.




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Sudanese Victorians bolster junior team ranks at West Gippsland football club

Lado Alphonse says he was a "reject in society" before being recruited by the Cora Lynn Cobras. Now, he is among several players bringing new life to the regional Victorian football community.



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Andrew Bulmer Gippsland farmer




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Man and woman arrested over toddler's death in Melbourne's south-east

A neighbour describes hearing a man screaming to be handed the phone on the afternoon a two-year-old boy died in Melbourne's outer-south-east. Police have arrested a man and a woman over the death.




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Langwarrin toddler Jaidyn Gomes's mother speaks as Brendan Pallant charged with murder

The mother of a two-year-old boy who died in Melbourne's outer-south-east on Monday speaks of her grief as the man charged with his murder is remanded in custody.




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Victorian teachers offered $50,000 to relocate to regions to tackle rural inequality

Teachers will be offered up to $50,000 to relocate from Melbourne to rural and regional schools desperate for qualified teachers, as part of a new Victorian Government plan to tackle flagging results.






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Farms to Families mobile market truck brings fresh produce to disadvantaged regional families

A new food truck is empowering disadvantaged Gippsland families to choose their own fresh produce and is also allowing for more efficient delivery.



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Search for missing campers Caleb Forbes and Shannon Lowden continues in West Gippsland

Emergency services are continuing to search for a young man and woman who went missing in eastern Victoria almost a week ago.





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Victorian campers who went missing in Gippsland found dead in car

Police find the bodies of Caleb Forbes and Shannon Lowden in their car, almost a week after they went missing near the Baw Baw National Park in eastern Victoria.




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The threat of varroa mite is real. But these Australian beekeepers are ready to face it

Australia is the last inhabited continent on Earth that is free of the varroa mite, a parasite which has crippled honey bees everywhere it has taken hold. The threat is real but our beekeepers are preparing to meet it head on.




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ExxonMobil to sell all of its oil and gas assets in the Gippsland Basin

The global energy giant ExxonMobil has announced it will sell all of its assets in the Gippsland Basin, off Victoria's south-east coast. The sale includes offshore oil and gas platforms, the Longford gas plants and the Long Island Point plant near Hastings.




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Woodside Beach resident Kosta Frans

Woodside Beach resident Kosta Frans is concerned about the rising cost of electricity prices in the country.




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Coastal Gippsland residents raise concerns about Star of the South, Australia's largest wind farm

An offshore wind farm proposed for regional Victoria will power almost a fifth of the state's electrical needs, but coastal residents says they are concerned about rising costs and fishing exclusion zones.




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Victorian hospital security guard awarded $31K payout in unfair dismissal case

Latrobe Regional Hospital in Victoria's Gippsland has been ordered to pay more than $31,000 to a former security guard who was sacked last year.




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Mysteries of Amazon shipwreck at Inverloch unravelling as erosion and wild weather reveals more

Storms and erosion at Inverloch reveal never-before-seen parts of a 155-year-old shipwreck, the Amazon.




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Gippsland teenager Mubasshir Murshed's parabola equation published in academic journal

A teenager from Gippsland in Victoria has written an equation that has been published in a national academic journal a major achievement for one so young.




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With Yallourn threatened with early closure, does Germany's exit from coal provide a blueprint?

A threat to close the Yallourn coal-fired power station earlier than planned has some asking whether Australia should look to Germany as a model for transition.







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Species of grasshopper not seen since 1960s rediscovered in Gippsland

A species of grasshopper that has not been seen in Victoria since the 1960s is rediscovered at Omeo in East Gippsland.




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Flooding rains, infant milk demand from China buoy South Gippsland dairy industry

While many dairy farmers in northern Victoria are downsizing and selling up due to drought and the cost of water, in South Gippsland they are investing in their businesses.




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Plans wind farm




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Half of Gippsland is battling drought while the other half is dealing with landslides

Rain has been so heavy in parts of Gippsland that it has caused landslides, severely limiting some residents' mobility. Meanwhile, the other half of the region continues to battle through the drought.







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Victorian hospitals across Gippsland, Geelong and Warrnambool hit by ransomware attack

The Victorian Government investigates the scale of a ransomware attack by "sophisticated cyber criminals" on some of the state's major regional hospitals that has forced healthcare providers to go offline.





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Victoria announces drought support for East and Central Gippsland, Millewa communities

Farmers struggling in the driest parts of Victoria will have access to an extra $31m in relief funds, days after the Federal Government announced an extension in drought support.




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Kangaroo pet food culling program to remain in Victoria, but red tape has farmers concerned

Victoria finally has a permanent kangaroo pet food program, but farmers are concerned red tape will result in carcasses left to rot in paddocks.




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From Sri Lanka to Jakarta to Sale, this Tamil family hopes a 6-year visa wait ends in regional Victoria

Pusparani Kumaravel has shaved her head after waiting six years for a visa. She feels like it's the only way she can have some control of her life.




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Victorian treaty vote for First Peoples' Assembly delivers a different kind of state election

A special kind of election is unfolding across Victoria as the Aboriginal communities taking part in the treaty process cast their votes to elect a First Peoples' Assembly.




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Resident left struggling to breathe and physically sick from Hazelwood coal mine fire, court hears

Resident Michelle Gatt says the smoke and falling ash from the 45-day fire in the Hazelwood coal mine left her constantly coughing and without a voice.




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Fujitsu pulls out of planned Victorian Government-backed Latrobe Valley tech precinct

A planned $17-million hi-tech education precinct in Victoria's Latrobe Valley, a centrepiece of the Hazelwood transition program, is in jeopardy after the project's major partner pulls out.




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Boys encouraged to dance 'as superheroes' sees figures slowly rising

The Australian Dancing Institute is encouraging more boys to take up dancing, to break down the stigma attached to male dancers.




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Victoria bans commercial fishing on Gippsland Lakes, prioritising recreational fishing

The Victorian Government has passed legislation to phase out the 10 remaining commercial fishing licences in the Gippsland Lakes over the next two years.




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Woman refused mammogram, told she was 'too young', then diagnosed with breast cancer

A 33-year-old Victorian woman who was repeatedly denied breast screenings because of her age is urging other women to "follow their instincts" after being diagnosed with cancer.




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Chunxing's Latrobe Valley battery recycling plant plan prompts concerns about lead emissions

A proposal to build a lead battery smelter in the Latrobe Valley has sparked health concerns among the local community. The nearest house is little more than a kilometre from the site, as is a school.




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Private jetty ban to respond to coastal erosion and climate change in Victoria

A draft Victorian Government policy rocks the boat, by banning any new private jetties along the Victorian coast.




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Samantha Fraser lived in 'constant fear' before alleged murder by former husband, court hears

A Victorian court is told a psychologist who was found dead in her garage last year saw signs her husband was becoming a "dangerous person" and took precautions to protect herself and her children before he allegedly killed her.




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Albert Fox the Showman



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Albert and Janine